Drywall Installation Support Apparatus

ABSTRACT

A drywall installation support apparatus for one man ceiling drywall installation includes a main panel having a main top side, a main bottom side, a main front edge, a main back edge, a main left edge, and a main right edge. The main left edge and the main right edge has a channel extending therethrough. The main top side has a pole aperture extending through the main bottom side. The pole aperture is configured to receive a tip of a paint pole. A pair of wing panels is slidably coupled within the channel of the main left edge and the main right edge. A distance between an outer edge of each wing panel defines an adjustable length of the apparatus.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to drywall installation tools and moreparticularly pertains to a new drywall installation tool for one manceiling drywall installation.

(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The prior art relates to drywall installation tools which are typicallylarge devices including a lift or telescoping pole. These tools aretypically of fixed dimension and do nothing to aid in the installationprocess other than supporting drywall.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above bygenerally comprising a main panel having a main top side, a main bottomside, a main front edge, a main back edge, a main left edge, and a mainright edge. The main left edge and the main right edge has a channelextending therethrough. The main top side has a pole aperture extendingthrough the main bottom side. The pole aperture is configured to receivea tip of a paint pole. A pair of wing panels is slidably coupled withinthe channel of the main left edge and the main right edge. A distancebetween an outer edge of each wing panel defines an adjustable length ofthe apparatus.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more importantfeatures of the disclosure in order that the detailed descriptionthereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that thepresent contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There areadditional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafterand which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features ofnovelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out withparticularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of thisdisclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than thoseset forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to thefollowing detailed description thereof. Such description makes referenceto the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a drywall installation support apparatusaccording to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a side elevation view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through5 thereof, a new drywall installation tool embodying the principles andconcepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated bythe reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5, the drywall installationsupport apparatus 10 generally comprises a main panel 12 having a maintop side 14, a main bottom side 16, a main front edge 18, a main backedge 20, a main left edge 22, and a main right edge 24. The main leftedge 22 and the main right edge 24 have a channel 26 extendingtherethrough. The main panel 12 is may be rectangular prismatic and mayextend 24 inches from the main left edge 22 to the main right edge 24.The main top side 14 has a pole aperture 26 centrally extending throughthe main bottom side 16. The pole aperture 28 is configured to receive atip 30 of a paint pole 32 and dimensioned to prevent a shaft 34 of thepaint pole from entering. The paint pole 32 may be fixed or telescopableand prevents the apparatus 10 from requiring its own extension means.The main top side 14 has a plurality of locking apertures 36 extendingthrough to the channel 26. The plurality of locking apertures 36 maycomprise a pair of outer apertures 38 and a pair of inner apertures 40.

A pair of wing panels 42 is coupled to the main panel 12. The pair ofwing panels 42 is slidably coupled within the channel 26 of the mainleft edge 22 and the main right edge 24. A distance between an outeredge 44 of each wing panel defines an adjustable length 46 of theapparatus. Each wing panel 42 may have a locking button 48 toselectively engage with the pair of outer apertures 38 and the pair ofinner apertures 40. Each locking button 48 may be spring-loaded orflexibly coupled to the wing panel 42 to depress within the channel 26until aligned with the locking aperture 36. A wing length 50 of eachwing panel may be equal to ⅔ of a main length 52 of the main panel. Themain length 52 is ideally 24″ and the wing length 50 is ideally 16″.With the locking button 48 of each wing panel engaged with the pair ofouter apertures 38, ¾ of the wing length 50 extends from the main leftedge 22 and the main right edge 24. The adjustable length 46 is thusideally four feet in this position. Each locking aperture 36 and eachlocking button 48 may be square to prevent rotational movement of thewing panels 42. An inner edge 54 of each wing panel may have asemicircular notch 56 to accommodate the paint pole 32.

A plurality of rulers 58 may be coupled to the main panel 12 and eachwing panel 42. The plurality of rulers 58 is coupled adjacent a wingfront edge 60 and a wing back edge 62 of each wing panel and proximalto, but spaced apart from, the main front edge 18 and the main back edge20. At least one level 64 is coupled to the main panel 12 within themain top side 14. There may be one level 64 coupled between the ruler 58proximal the main front edge 18 and the main right edge 24 and one level64 coupled between the ruler 58 proximal the main back edge 20 and themain left edge 22.

In use, the wing panels 42 are inserted into the channel 26 with thelocking button 48 engaging either the pair of outer apertures 38 or thepair of inner apertures 40. The tip 30 of the paint pole is engagedwithin the pole aperture 26 and a drywall panel is placed on the mainbottom side 16 and the wing panels 42 to be lifted to the ceiling forinstallation. The rulers 58 and the levels 64 are used to properly alignthe drywall panel.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized thatthe optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodimentenabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials,shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, aredeemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and allequivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings anddescribed in the specification are intended to be encompassed by anembodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of theprinciples of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications andchanges will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is notdesired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operationshown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications andequivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of thedisclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used inits non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word areincluded, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. Areference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not excludethe possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless thecontext clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

1. A drywall installation support apparatus comprising: a main panelhaving a main top side, a main bottom side, a main front edge, a mainback edge, a main left edge, and a main right edge, the main left edgeand the main right edge having a channel extending therethrough, themain top side having a pole aperture extending through the main bottomside, the pole aperture being configured to receive a tip of a paintpole; a pair of wing panels coupled to the main panel, the pair of wingpanels being independently and slidably coupled within the channel ofthe main left edge and the main right edge, a distance between an outeredge of each wing panel defining an adjustable length of the apparatus;and a plurality of rulers, each ruler being coupled to an associated oneof the main panel and each wing panel wherein each ruler coupled to oneof the wing panels is independently adjustable relative to each rulercoupled to the main panel.
 2. The drywall installation support apparatusof claim 1 further comprising the main top side having a plurality oflocking apertures extending through to the channel; each wing panelhaving a locking button, the locking button being selectively engageablewith each locking aperture.
 3. The drywall installation supportapparatus of claim 2 further comprising the plurality of lockingapertures comprising a pair of outer apertures and a pair of innerapertures.
 4. The drywall installation support apparatus of claim 2further comprising each locking aperture and each locking button beingsquare.
 5. The drywall installation support apparatus of claim 1 furthercomprising a plurality of rulers coupled to the main panel and each wingpanel.
 6. The drywall installation support apparatus of claim 5 furthercomprising each ruler coupled to one of the wing panels being coupledadjacent a wing front edge and a wing back edge of each wing panel andproximal to, but spaced apart from, the main front edge and the mainback edge.
 7. The drywall installation support apparatus of claim 1further comprising at least one level coupled to the main panel withinthe main top side.
 8. The drywall installation support apparatus ofclaim 1 further comprising an inner edge of each wing panel having asemicircular notch.
 9. A drywall installation support apparatuscomprising: a main panel having a main top side, a main bottom side, amain front edge, a main back edge, a main left edge, and a main rightedge, the main left edge and the main right edge having a channelextending therethrough, the main top side having a pole apertureextending through the main bottom side, the pole aperture beingconfigured to receive a tip of a paint pole, the main top side having aplurality of locking apertures extending through to the channel, theplurality of locking apertures comprising a pair of outer apertures anda pair of inner apertures; a pair of wing panels coupled to the mainpanel, the pair of wing panels being slidably coupled within the channelof the main left edge and the main right edge, a distance between anouter edge of each wing panel defining an adjustable length of theapparatus, each wing panel having a locking button, the locking buttonbeing selectively engageable with each locking aperture, each lockingaperture and each locking button being square, an inner edge of eachwing panel having a semicircular notch; a plurality of rulers, eachruler being coupled to an associated one of the main panel and each wingpanel wherein each ruler coupled to one of the wing panels isindependently adjustable relative to each ruler coupled to the mainpanel each ruler coupled to one of the wing panels being coupledadjacent a wing front edge and a wing back edge of each wing panel andproximal to, but spaced apart from, the main front edge and the mainback edge; and at least one level coupled to the main panel within themain top side.